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A Guide to Shopping Retail Adjacent
It isn’t always easy to find the clothes and fashion accessories that you want at a price you can afford, since many of the more popular labels and name brands come equipped with prices that match their popularity and set them up to have an “elite” status. What many people don’t realize, however, is that you don’t have to pay top-dollar in order to get the look or even the brand name that you want to wear; by shopping retail adjacent, you can find a number of the top brands without the hefty price tag. Here are some hints on how to begin your quest for the look that you want, should you decide to shop retail adjacent in order to avoid having to pay more than you absolutely have to.
Factory Outlets
One major stop for retail adjacent shopping is the factory outlet store, or in places where you can find multiple outlet stores grouped together you can do your shopping at a factory outlet mall. Many people frown at factory outlet shopping, since they believe that the outlet stores only sell “factory seconds” and “irregulars”… of course, these same people usually aren’t quite sure what these terms mean. All that makes an item a factory second or irregular item is that it didn’t pass some part of the quality assurance process, and in most cases it is because of something minor like incorrect stitching or a slight discoloration. On a good number of these items, the section that caused it to fail the quality assurance process isn’t immediately noticeable and may not even be noticeable upon closer examination.
Factory outlet shopping is a great way to do retail adjacent shopping, since many name brands will operate their own factory outlet stores so that you know you’ll find the label that you’re looking for inside. This can let you assemble the look that you want without the prohibitive cost, and no one will be able to tell where you bought your clothes after you get them home.
Consignment Stores
Another good place to look for retail adjacent clothing options is the consignment store, which is where people bring clothes and other items that they can no longer wear or have no use of in order to try and sell them and make a slight profit. Most people don’t realize that there can be some high-quality items sold for consignment, because higher-quality merchandise can bring a higher price and those who are selling the clothes are wanting to make what they can from it. Consignment stores can also be a good place to look for limited-use clothes such as tuxedoes, suits, and formal dresses; when some people have no further use for such clothes, they’ll bring them to consignment stores in hopes of finding a buyer.
Thrift Stores
Another often-overlooked retail adjacent option is the thrift store, which is similar to a consignment store except that all of the clothes that are for sale are donated and the money raised often goes toward a charitable cause. There can be a lot of clothes to go through at thrift stores because they’ll take donations of most items, but the time spent searching through the racks can yield some phenomenal bargains. Among the random clothes that are donated you can often find major labels and name brands, usually priced for only a few dollars or sometimes less. Thrift store managers check the quality of the items before putting them up for sale, so the clothes that you find are in generally good condition as well.
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